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Karoline Leavitt's Meltdown Sparks Social Media Backlash

Karoline Leavitt's Meltdown Sparks Social Media Backlash

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt probably thought attacking a journalist who asked a legitimate question about Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during Thursday’s press briefing would help her win the hearts and minds of voters. But it doesn’t appear things worked out as she might have hoped, based on the social media reaction to her meltdown at a simple question asked by The Hill’s Niall Stanage. During the briefing, Stanage noted an earlier comment made by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that ICE agents are “doing everything correctly,” before asking Leavitt how that can be when “32 people died in ICE custody last year, 170 US citizens were detained by ICE, and Renee Good was shot in the head and killed by an ICE agent.” Leavitt then asked Stanage a question about Good, the 37-year-old woman shot and killed by an ICE officer while in her car in Minneapolis. “Why was Renee Good unfortunately and tragically killed?” she asked, to which he replied, “Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably.” Leavitt didn’t like the answer and declared, “Oh, OK. So you’re a biased reporter with a left-wing opinion” before going on a tirade where she called Stanage “a left-wing activist” and said he was “posing as a journalist.” When Stanage asked what was inaccurate in what he said, Leavitt ignored him and continued her rant. “Shame on people like you in the media who have a crooked view and have a biased view, and pretend like you’re a real, honest journalist.” Although Leavitt’s lashing-out has gone viral, most of the sympathy was given to Stanage, who many noted asked a legitimate question about Noem’s comment and also responded honestly to her question about what he thought caused Good’s death. This is how Leavitt acts when someone asks her an actual question. https://t.co/h4BghK9Qok — Barry Malone (@malonebarry) January 15, 2026 Solidarity with @NiallStanage , a great journalist asking important questions, something not enough people do that WH briefing room. https://t.co/jk9wmjx1Ao — Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) January 15, 2026 The reporter has the same opinion as the vast majority of Americans. The White House is calling the majority of Americans "left wing hacks" and no one gives a fuck. https://t.co/dt4Sq0OOOp — Ember (@EmberOnAlt) January 15, 2026 She’s not used to being around people who tell the truth. Totally understandable. — John Collins (@Logically_JC) January 15, 2026 Reporters need to figure out how to stand up to a 27 year old https://t.co/QkiMwI5wdE — Matt Rosell (@mattrosell) January 15, 2026 I keep thinking about Pete Hegseth’s confirmation and how every time he was confronted with his own reckless behavior he accused it of being left-wing lies and smears. Anything they don’t like is a left wing lie and smear. Rinse and repeat. — Max Weiss (@maxthegirl) January 15, 2026 Crazy leftists and their ideas about moms not getting shot in the face https://t.co/4fpAxu7UxX — evan loves worf (@esjesjesj) January 15, 2026 Completely unhinged, just like her boss. pic.twitter.com/YRxAwjtKXU — BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) January 15, 2026 Why are our tax dollars being spent on this woman and this unprofessional behavior? The irony, when your only communication is to call names, it shows that you lack frontal lobe strength. @PressSec is losing it. No ability to communicate her own thoughts or feelings on a… pic.twitter.com/jJ3dCFRR4g — ₿IGRYAN ? (@BigRyan) January 15, 2026 . @NiallStanage and I don’t know each other well, but I’ve had the pleasure of appearing with him on @NewsNation a few times. We don’t always agree— in fact there have been segments in which he’s been plenty critical of my party. But he’s smart, thoroughly researched, and… https://t.co/FGAsZBItVi — Dan Kanninen (@dkanninen) January 15, 2026 “Oh, ok. So you're a biased reporters with a biased opinion. You're a left-wing hack” Also the “reporters” handpicked by this administration https://t.co/CPYBWGKEDJ pic.twitter.com/kk3taJtGFd — HARD FACTOR (@HardFactorNews) January 15, 2026

A very rattled Karoline Leavitt called a journalist a ‘left-wing hack’ for the terrible crime of quoting stats about the failings of ICE – 21 scathing takedowns

A very rattled Karoline Leavitt called a journalist a ‘left-wing hack’ for the terrible crime of quoting stats about the failings of ICE – 21 scathing takedowns

Since the tragic killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Trump’s propaganda machine has done its best to smear the name of the victim and her wife, while seriously distorting the facts about Ice agent Jonathan Ross’s actions. Taking a leading role in the lie juggernaut has been the White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, […] The post A very rattled Karoline Leavitt called a journalist a ‘left-wing hack’ for the terrible crime of quoting stats about the failings of ICE – 21 scathing takedowns appeared first on The Poke .

'Appease Prize': Critics Stunned By Venezuela's Machado Nobel Hand Off To Trump

'Appease Prize': Critics Stunned By Venezuela's Machado Nobel Hand Off To Trump

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Thursday revealed that she “presented” Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize , the coveted medal that he’s dreamed of having in his clutches for years. Machado, following what she described as an “excellent” White House meeting, said she gave the medal to Trump in recognition of his “unique commitment with our freedom.” The president is keeping the medal, a White House official later told outlets . The Nobel Committee has insisted that while the medal can transfer owners, the winner’s status as a Nobel laureate can’t be shared or transferred to others. Machado’s medal gesture comes less than two weeks since the US launched a military operation that killed approximately 100 people in Venezuela where forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, at home in the middle of the night. Since the attack, Trump has signalled his support for interim president Delcy Rodriguez, a Maduro ally, while declaring that Machado didn’t have “the support within, or the respect within” the country. On Thursday, Trump described Machado as a “wonderful woman who has been through so much” and called it his “Great Honour” to meet her. “María presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. Thank you María!” he wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform . María Corina Machado on her meeting with Trump: “I presented the president of the United States with the Nobel Peace Prize” — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-15T21:35:46.009Z Social media users weighed in on the reported medal hand off, with one Bluesky user sarcastically calling it the “ Nobel Appease Prize ,” an apparent nod to Trump’s repeated claims that he deserved the honour last year. donald trump has received the nobel peace prize in the way that michael scott declared bankruptcy — Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T22:08:33.390Z And with that, the Nobel Peace Prize became as worthless as FIFA’s Peace Prize — (@3rhays.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T21:57:53.823Z handing my nobel peace prize to the guy who bombed my country — Emma™ (@cockremover.bsky.social) 2026-01-16T00:56:34.230Z Picturing Fox News after Joe Biden accepted someone else’s Nobel Peace Prize. — Mark Thompson (@sonofathomp.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T22:44:38.471Z She can certainly give it to him if she wants to, but it’s meaningless. He might now be *possessing* a Nobel Peace prize, but he still hasn’t *won* one. — Ron Murray (@rjmx.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T22:38:13.915Z Said another way, the granting of the prize by the Nobel Committee is the award. The medal is just the receipt — Brooklyn American (@brooklynamerican.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T21:54:17.932Z If Travis Kelce gave me one of his SuperBowl rings, it doesn’t mean I won the SuperBowl. Same goes if someone gives you their Nobel Peace Prize or Oscar. — Barking Squirrel ️? (@barkingsquirrel.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T22:27:02.342Z This will be the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to a Nobel prize until this same medal sells on eBay in 2029 — Graham Cummins (@grahamiancummins.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T22:10:30.725Z I think it would be wise for Democrats to start calling Trump's stolen Nobel a participation trophy. Relentlessly. — Nick (derogatory) ✨ (@slothropsmap.bsky.social) 2026-01-12T17:42:29.277Z Technically, that Peace Prize is a gift to the state and President Ocasio-Cortez should wear it to her inauguration in a few years. — Andrew D Thaler (@drandrewthaler.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T22:46:03.960Z

'Appease Prize': Critics Stunned By Venezuela's Machado Nobel Hand Off To Trump

'Appease Prize': Critics Stunned By Venezuela's Machado Nobel Hand Off To Trump

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Thursday revealed that she “presented” Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize , the coveted medal that he’s dreamed of having in his clutches for years. Machado, following what she described as an “excellent” White House meeting, said she gave the medal to Trump in recognition of his “unique commitment with our freedom.” The president is keeping the medal, a White House official later told outlets . The Nobel Committee has insisted that while the medal can transfer owners, the winner’s status as a Nobel laureate can’t be shared or transferred to others. Machado’s medal gesture comes less than two weeks since the US launched a military operation that killed approximately 100 people in Venezuela where forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, at home in the middle of the night. Since the attack, Trump has signalled his support for interim president Delcy Rodriguez, a Maduro ally, while declaring that Machado didn’t have “the support within, or the respect within” the country. On Thursday, Trump described Machado as a “wonderful woman who has been through so much” and called it his “Great Honour” to meet her. “María presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. Thank you María!” he wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform . María Corina Machado on her meeting with Trump: “I presented the president of the United States with the Nobel Peace Prize” — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-15T21:35:46.009Z Social media users weighed in on the reported medal hand off, with one Bluesky user sarcastically calling it the “ Nobel Appease Prize ,” an apparent nod to Trump’s repeated claims that he deserved the honour last year. donald trump has received the nobel peace prize in the way that michael scott declared bankruptcy — Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T22:08:33.390Z And with that, the Nobel Peace Prize became as worthless as FIFA’s Peace Prize — (@3rhays.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T21:57:53.823Z handing my nobel peace prize to the guy who bombed my country — Emma™ (@cockremover.bsky.social) 2026-01-16T00:56:34.230Z Picturing Fox News after Joe Biden accepted someone else’s Nobel Peace Prize. — Mark Thompson (@sonofathomp.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T22:44:38.471Z She can certainly give it to him if she wants to, but it’s meaningless. He might now be *possessing* a Nobel Peace prize, but he still hasn’t *won* one. — Ron Murray (@rjmx.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T22:38:13.915Z Said another way, the granting of the prize by the Nobel Committee is the award. The medal is just the receipt — Brooklyn American (@brooklynamerican.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T21:54:17.932Z If Travis Kelce gave me one of his SuperBowl rings, it doesn’t mean I won the SuperBowl. Same goes if someone gives you their Nobel Peace Prize or Oscar. — Barking Squirrel ️? (@barkingsquirrel.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T22:27:02.342Z This will be the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to a Nobel prize until this same medal sells on eBay in 2029 — Graham Cummins (@grahamiancummins.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T22:10:30.725Z I think it would be wise for Democrats to start calling Trump's stolen Nobel a participation trophy. Relentlessly. — Nick (derogatory) ✨ (@slothropsmap.bsky.social) 2026-01-12T17:42:29.277Z Technically, that Peace Prize is a gift to the state and President Ocasio-Cortez should wear it to her inauguration in a few years. — Andrew D Thaler (@drandrewthaler.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T22:46:03.960Z